Sigmoid Colectomy and Left Hemicolectomy: Robotic Approach
Fig. 16.1 Port configuration. C 12 mm camera port. L1 5 mm laparoscopic assistant port. R1 and R2 8 mm robotic working ports for arms 1 and 2 during splenic…
Sigmoid Colectomy and Left Hemicolectomy: Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Approach
Fig. 14.1 Port configuration. Hand port: right hand, C: 5 or 12 mm camera port, L1: 5 mm working port left hand, 12 mm if endoscopic stapler is used, L2:…
Right Hemicolectomy and Ileocecectomy: Single-Port Laparoscopic Approach
Fig. 7.1 Port configuration. Three 5 mm ports through single-port device The site for the single-port device and subsequent extraction is often times chosen to be right through the umbilical…
Right Hemicolectomy and Ileocecectomy: Robotic Intracorporeal Anastomosis
Fig. 11.1 Port configuration. C: camera port. R1 and R2 working ports for arm 1 and 2. L: assistant port The right-hand port site R2 is anywhere along a line…
Development of Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery: History, Evidence, Learning Curve, and Current Adaptation
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Ovunc Bardakcioglu (ed.)Advanced Techniques in Minimally Invasive and Robotic Colorectal Surgery10.1007/978-1-4899-7531-7_1 1. Development of Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery: History, Evidence, Learning Curve, and Current Adaptation Kyle G. Cologne1 and Anthony J. Senagore2…
Preoperative Planning and Postoperative Care in Minimal Invasive Colorectal Surgery
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Ovunc Bardakcioglu (ed.)Advanced Techniques in Minimally Invasive and Robotic Colorectal Surgery10.1007/978-1-4899-7531-7_2 2. Preoperative Planning and Postoperative Care in Minimal Invasive Colorectal Surgery David J. Maron1 and Lisa M. Haubert2 (1) Department of…
Intestinal Transplantation from Living Donors
Fig. 4.1 Intestine transplant performed worldwide since 1985 Data from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) show that most of the intestinal transplants have been performed in the US…
Racial Disparities in Kidney Transplant and Living Donation
Fig. 23.1 Adjusted rates of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) by race (1980–2010). Incident ESRD patients. Adjusted for age/gender. (Reference: 2005 ESRD patients. Data Source: US Renal Data System, USRDS 2012…
Story Behind the Story
Let us take a closer look at the last two questions in the example given. It is easy to say you are free to be an organ donor. On the…
Findings from a National Survey of Living Donor Advocates
Fig. 8.1 Percentage of ILDAs reporting how they were selected as an ILDA at their transplant center The definition of the “independent” living donor advocate has been previously debated [6]….
